Lyndon johnson signing civil rights act  july 2  1964

10 civil rights events

  • Brown vs. Board

    Brown vs. board is a case fighting segragation. This was the first major case against segragation the fight was that a mans daughter shouldnt have to walk a mile to school everyday that it would have been better if she went to the school down the street
  • Truman signs executive order 9981

    President Harry Truman signs an order stating that all people are equal and have to be treated equal at all public places
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks was an African American women who refused to get up when a bus driver told her to get up for a white lady to sit.
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    Martin luther king Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttlesworth started the Southern Christian Leadership Conference .
  • Little Rock Nine

    9 afarican american students were allowed by the president to intergrate little rock central high school.
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders was a group of civil rights activist who would protest at things like court hearing ect...
  • Albany Movment

    This was a walk that was led by any intergrationist but failed because of the determation the segragationist had.
  • Washington March

    African Americans from alll over the country came to this walk this walk was were one of the most powerful speeches was read ( " I Have Dream" speech )
  • 16th Church Bombing

    A church in birmingham, Alabama was bombed killing 4 young girls and left many other civilans wounded.
  • Emett Till

    Emett Till was a kid who was Murdered by white men for whistling at a white woman